diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/session/index.ts b/packages/app/src/components/session/index.ts
index 20124b6fdef..ba437b1fc06 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/session/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/session/index.ts
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ export { SessionHeader } from "./session-header"
 export { SessionContextTab } from "./session-context-tab"
 export { SortableTab, FileVisual } from "./session-sortable-tab"
 export { SortableTerminalTab } from "./session-sortable-terminal-tab"
-export { NewSessionView } from "./session-new-view"
+export { NewSessionView, MAIN_WORKTREE, CREATE_WORKTREE, BRANCH_PREFIX } from "./session-new-view"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-new-view.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-new-view.tsx
index 68ef0cc1f2b..34836d0827d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/session/session-new-view.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/session/session-new-view.tsx
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import { Icon } from "@opencode-ai/ui/icon"
 import { getDirectory, getFilename } from "@opencode-ai/util/path"
 import { Select } from "@opencode-ai/ui/select"
 
-const MAIN_WORKTREE = "main"
-const CREATE_WORKTREE = "create"
+export const MAIN_WORKTREE = "main"
+export const CREATE_WORKTREE = "create"
+export const BRANCH_PREFIX = "branch:"
 
 interface NewSessionViewProps {
   worktree: string
@@ -17,25 +18,45 @@ export function NewSessionView(props: NewSessionViewProps) {
   const sync = useSync()
 
   const sandboxes = createMemo(() => sync.project?.sandboxes ?? [])
-  const options = createMemo(() => [MAIN_WORKTREE, ...sandboxes(), CREATE_WORKTREE])
+  const currentBranch = createMemo(() => sync.data?.vcs?.branch)
+
+  // Get recent branches excluding the current one
+  const recentBranches = createMemo(() => {
+    const branches = sync.data?.branches
+    if (!Array.isArray(branches)) return []
+    const current = currentBranch()
+    return branches.filter((b) => !b.current && b.name !== current).slice(0, 6)
+  })
+
+  const options = createMemo(() => {
+    const branches = recentBranches()
+    const branchOptions = branches.map((b) => `${BRANCH_PREFIX}${b.name}`)
+    const sboxes = sandboxes()
+    return [MAIN_WORKTREE, ...branchOptions, ...sboxes, CREATE_WORKTREE]
+  })
+
   const current = createMemo(() => {
     const selection = props.worktree
     if (options().includes(selection)) return selection
     return MAIN_WORKTREE
   })
-  const projectRoot = createMemo(() => sync.project?.worktree ?? sync.data.path.directory)
+  const projectRoot = createMemo(() => sync.project?.worktree ?? sync.data?.path?.directory ?? "")
   const isWorktree = createMemo(() => {
     const project = sync.project
     if (!project) return false
-    return sync.data.path.directory !== project.worktree
+    return sync.data?.path?.directory !== project.worktree
   })
 
   const label = (value: string) => {
     if (value === MAIN_WORKTREE) {
       if (isWorktree()) return "Main branch"
-      const branch = sync.data.vcs?.branch
-      if (branch) return `Main branch (${branch})`
-      return "Main branch"
+      const branch = currentBranch()
+      if (branch) return `Current branch (${branch})`
+      return "Current branch"
+    }
+
+    if (value.startsWith(BRANCH_PREFIX)) {
+      return value.slice(BRANCH_PREFIX.length)
     }
 
     if (value === CREATE_WORKTREE) return "Create new worktree"
diff --git a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync.tsx b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync.tsx
index a0656c5fc60..06bf446eef4 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/context/global-sync.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/context/global-sync.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   type McpStatus,
   type LspStatus,
   type VcsInfo,
+  type BranchInfo,
   type PermissionRequest,
   createOpencodeClient,
 } from "@opencode-ai/sdk/v2/client"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ type State = {
   }
   lsp: LspStatus[]
   vcs: VcsInfo | undefined
+  branches: BranchInfo[]
   limit: number
   message: {
     [sessionID: string]: Message[]
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ function createGlobalSync() {
         mcp: {},
         lsp: [],
         vcs: undefined,
+        branches: [],
         limit: 5,
         message: {},
         part: {},
@@ -173,6 +176,7 @@ function createGlobalSync() {
           sdk.mcp.status().then((x) => setStore("mcp", x.data!)),
           sdk.lsp.status().then((x) => setStore("lsp", x.data!)),
           sdk.vcs.get().then((x) => setStore("vcs", x.data)),
+          sdk.vcs.branches().then((x) => setStore("branches", Array.isArray(x.data) ? x.data : [])),
           sdk.permission.list().then((x) => {
             const grouped: Record<string, PermissionRequest[]> = {}
             for (const perm of x.data ?? []) {
@@ -354,6 +358,13 @@ function createGlobalSync() {
       }
       case "vcs.branch.updated": {
         setStore("vcs", { branch: event.properties.branch })
+        // Refresh branches list when branch changes
+        const sdk = createOpencodeClient({
+          baseUrl: globalSDK.url,
+          directory,
+          throwOnError: true,
+        })
+        sdk.vcs.branches().then((x) => setStore("branches", Array.isArray(x.data) ? x.data : []))
         break
       }
       case "permission.asked": {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
index 69065a8fa7a..65ba598aa73 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/pages/session.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ import {
   FileVisual,
   SortableTerminalTab,
   NewSessionView,
+  MAIN_WORKTREE,
+  CREATE_WORKTREE,
+  BRANCH_PREFIX,
 } from "@/components/session"
 import { usePlatform } from "@/context/platform"
 import { navMark, navParams } from "@/utils/perf"
@@ -1203,15 +1206,35 @@ export default function Page() {
               <Match when={true}>
                 <NewSessionView
                   worktree={newSessionWorktree()}
-                  onWorktreeChange={(value) => {
-                    if (value === "create") {
+                  onWorktreeChange={async (value) => {
+                    if (value === CREATE_WORKTREE) {
                       setStore("newSessionWorktree", value)
                       return
                     }
 
-                    setStore("newSessionWorktree", "main")
+                    // Handle branch checkout
+                    if (value.startsWith(BRANCH_PREFIX)) {
+                      const branchName = value.slice(BRANCH_PREFIX.length)
+                      const result = await sdk.client.vcs.checkout({ checkoutInput: { branch: branchName } })
+                      if (!result.data?.success) {
+                        showToast({
+                          title: "Failed to checkout branch",
+                          description: result.data?.error ?? "Unknown error",
+                          variant: "error",
+                        })
+                        return
+                      }
+                      showToast({
+                        title: "Switched branch",
+                        description: `Now on branch ${branchName}`,
+                      })
+                      setStore("newSessionWorktree", MAIN_WORKTREE)
+                      return
+                    }
+
+                    setStore("newSessionWorktree", MAIN_WORKTREE)
 
-                    const target = value === "main" ? sync.project?.worktree : value
+                    const target = value === MAIN_WORKTREE ? sync.project?.worktree : value
                     if (!target) return
                     if (target === sync.data.path.directory) return
                     layout.projects.open(target)
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/project/vcs.ts b/packages/opencode/src/project/vcs.ts
index e434b5f8c3a..863a4e28463 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/project/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/project/vcs.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,36 @@ export namespace Vcs {
     })
   export type Info = z.infer<typeof Info>
 
+  export const BranchInfo = z
+    .object({
+      name: z.string(),
+      current: z.boolean(),
+    })
+    .meta({
+      ref: "BranchInfo",
+    })
+  export type BranchInfo = z.infer<typeof BranchInfo>
+
+  export const CheckoutInput = z
+    .object({
+      branch: z.string(),
+    })
+    .meta({
+      ref: "CheckoutInput",
+    })
+  export type CheckoutInput = z.infer<typeof CheckoutInput>
+
+  export const CheckoutResult = z
+    .object({
+      success: z.boolean(),
+      branch: z.string(),
+      error: z.string().optional(),
+    })
+    .meta({
+      ref: "CheckoutResult",
+    })
+  export type CheckoutResult = z.infer<typeof CheckoutResult>
+
   async function currentBranch() {
     return $`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
       .quiet()
@@ -73,4 +103,34 @@ export namespace Vcs {
   export async function branch() {
     return await state().then((s) => s.branch())
   }
+
+  export async function branches(limit = 8): Promise<BranchInfo[]> {
+    if (Instance.project.vcs !== "git") return []
+    const format = "%(refname:short)"
+    const result = await $`git branch --sort=-committerdate --format=${format}`
+      .quiet()
+      .nothrow()
+      .cwd(Instance.worktree)
+      .text()
+      .catch(() => "")
+    const current = await branch()
+    return result
+      .split("\n")
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .map((x) => x.trim())
+      .slice(0, limit)
+      .map((name) => ({ name, current: name === current }))
+  }
+
+  export async function checkout(branchName: string): Promise<CheckoutResult> {
+    if (Instance.project.vcs !== "git") {
+      return { success: false, branch: branchName, error: "Not a git repository" }
+    }
+    const proc = await $`git checkout ${branchName}`.quiet().nothrow().cwd(Instance.worktree)
+    if (proc.exitCode !== 0) {
+      return { success: false, branch: branchName, error: proc.stderr.toString().trim() }
+    }
+    Bus.publish(Event.BranchUpdated, { branch: branchName })
+    return { success: true, branch: branchName }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts b/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
index 32d7a179555..a670c59f86f 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/server/server.ts
@@ -694,6 +694,52 @@ export namespace Server {
             })
           },
         )
+        .get(
+          "/vcs/branches",
+          describeRoute({
+            summary: "List branches",
+            description: "Get a list of recent git branches sorted by commit date.",
+            operationId: "vcs.branches",
+            responses: {
+              200: {
+                description: "List of branches",
+                content: {
+                  "application/json": {
+                    schema: resolver(Vcs.BranchInfo.array()),
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+          async (c) => {
+            const branches = await Vcs.branches()
+            return c.json(branches)
+          },
+        )
+        .post(
+          "/vcs/checkout",
+          describeRoute({
+            summary: "Checkout branch",
+            description: "Switch to a different git branch.",
+            operationId: "vcs.checkout",
+            responses: {
+              200: {
+                description: "Checkout result",
+                content: {
+                  "application/json": {
+                    schema: resolver(Vcs.CheckoutResult),
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+          validator("json", Vcs.CheckoutInput),
+          async (c) => {
+            const input = c.req.valid("json")
+            const result = await Vcs.checkout(input.branch)
+            return c.json(result)
+          },
+        )
         .get(
           "/session",
           describeRoute({
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
index f83913ea5e1..91bb7c34481 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/sdk.gen.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
   Auth as Auth2,
   AuthSetErrors,
   AuthSetResponses,
+  CheckoutInput,
   CommandListResponses,
   Config as Config2,
   ConfigGetResponses,
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ import type {
   TuiSelectSessionResponses,
   TuiShowToastResponses,
   TuiSubmitPromptResponses,
+  VcsBranchesResponses,
+  VcsCheckoutResponses,
   VcsGetResponses,
   WorktreeCreateErrors,
   WorktreeCreateInput,
@@ -770,6 +773,60 @@ export class Vcs extends HeyApiClient {
       ...params,
     })
   }
+
+  /**
+   * List branches
+   *
+   * Get a list of recent git branches sorted by commit date.
+   */
+  public branches<ThrowOnError extends boolean = false>(
+    parameters?: {
+      directory?: string
+    },
+    options?: Options<never, ThrowOnError>,
+  ) {
+    const params = buildClientParams([parameters], [{ args: [{ in: "query", key: "directory" }] }])
+    return (options?.client ?? this.client).get<VcsBranchesResponses, unknown, ThrowOnError>({
+      url: "/vcs/branches",
+      ...options,
+      ...params,
+    })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checkout branch
+   *
+   * Switch to a different git branch.
+   */
+  public checkout<ThrowOnError extends boolean = false>(
+    parameters?: {
+      directory?: string
+      checkoutInput?: CheckoutInput
+    },
+    options?: Options<never, ThrowOnError>,
+  ) {
+    const params = buildClientParams(
+      [parameters],
+      [
+        {
+          args: [
+            { in: "query", key: "directory" },
+            { key: "checkoutInput", map: "body" },
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    )
+    return (options?.client ?? this.client).post<VcsCheckoutResponses, unknown, ThrowOnError>({
+      url: "/vcs/checkout",
+      ...options,
+      ...params,
+      headers: {
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        ...options?.headers,
+        ...params.headers,
+      },
+    })
+  }
 }
 
 export class Session extends HeyApiClient {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
index e423fecea42..dd82f70cd9a 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts
@@ -1790,6 +1790,21 @@ export type VcsInfo = {
   branch: string
 }
 
+export type BranchInfo = {
+  name: string
+  current: boolean
+}
+
+export type CheckoutResult = {
+  success: boolean
+  branch: string
+  error?: string
+}
+
+export type CheckoutInput = {
+  branch: string
+}
+
 export type TextPartInput = {
   id?: string
   type: "text"
@@ -2580,6 +2595,42 @@ export type VcsGetResponses = {
 
 export type VcsGetResponse = VcsGetResponses[keyof VcsGetResponses]
 
+export type VcsBranchesData = {
+  body?: never
+  path?: never
+  query?: {
+    directory?: string
+  }
+  url: "/vcs/branches"
+}
+
+export type VcsBranchesResponses = {
+  /**
+   * List of branches
+   */
+  200: Array<BranchInfo>
+}
+
+export type VcsBranchesResponse = VcsBranchesResponses[keyof VcsBranchesResponses]
+
+export type VcsCheckoutData = {
+  body?: CheckoutInput
+  path?: never
+  query?: {
+    directory?: string
+  }
+  url: "/vcs/checkout"
+}
+
+export type VcsCheckoutResponses = {
+  /**
+   * Checkout result
+   */
+  200: CheckoutResult
+}
+
+export type VcsCheckoutResponse = VcsCheckoutResponses[keyof VcsCheckoutResponses]
+
 export type SessionListData = {
   body?: never
   path?: never